Stereotypes of regional identity

STEROTYPES OF REGIONAL IDENTITY:

Northerners:

-          Dialogue/Dialect : Don’t pronunciate words properly

-          Costume : Kilts

-          Location/Setting : Scenery, mountains and cold beaches

-          Props : Bagpipes

-          Make up : Pale skin and ginger

-          Class/Status : Working class

Southerners:

-          Dialogue/Dialect : Posh and sometimes rude

-          Costume : Suits, sophisticated clothing

-          Location/Setting : Cities and towns

-          Props : Briefcase, expensive accessories

-          Make up : Smart

-          Class/Status : Middle and upper class

Scottish:

-          Dialogue/Dialect : Mispronunciation of words e.g “canny”

-          Clothing : A kilt, ginger hair and pale skin

-          Location/Setting : Hills, cold beaches

-          Props : Bagpipes

-          Class/Status : Working class

Welsh:

-          Dialogue/Dialect : Welsh language

-          Costume : Dark hair

-          Location/Setting : Hills and country side

-          Props : Sheep, farms, small quaint villages and daffodils

-          Class/Status : Working class

Scourers:

-          Dialogue/Dialect : Uneducated, say  “na” a lot, quite feisty and loud

-          Costume : Tracksuit bottom

-          Location/Setting : Cities and shops

-          Props : Football shirts

-          Class/Status : Working class

Essex:

-          Dialogue/Dialect : Uneducated/lazy words

-          Costume : Clothing is often tight and revealing. Expensive jewellery is often worn as well as oversized heals, and men tend to wear suits

-          Location/Setting : Tanning salons, beauty parlour, clubs, cafes and the gym

-          Props : Sparkly jewellery, clutch bags and alcohol

-          Make up : Heavily made up

-          Class/Status : Working class but like to portray themselves as upper class

Central London

-          Dialogue/Dialect : Posh voices, proper English

-          Costume : Sophisticated and classy

-          Location/Setting : Busy city, business building and Big Ben

-          Props : Black caps, red busses and phone box

-          Class/Status : Middle class or upper class

East London:

-          Dialogue/Dialect : Uneducated and chavy

-          Costume :  Chavy clothing, tracksuit bottoms

-          Location/Setting : Dirty streets, council estates

-          Props : knives

-          Make up : Cheap looking make up

-          Class/Status :  Working class or lower class